Brazil 'turned around' to release 'shocking' news when Xuan Son was in the hospital?

Many Brazilian newspapers paid special attention to striker Xuan Son after this player suffered a serious injury and then won a double individual title in the 2024 AFF Cup.

Nguyen Xuan Son is an important player of the Vietnamese team in the 2024 AFF Cup. This player has shown impressive scoring performance when contributing 7 goals in 5 matches. As a result, he won the double as Top Scorer and Best Player of the Tournament.

It's just a pity that Xuan Son was seriously injured in the 2024 AFF Cup final and is at risk of a long-term suspension. The Brazilian press paid special attention to Xuan Son after the match against Thailand.

Terra newspaper has an article: "The Brazilian striker is the champion and top scorer with the Vietnamese team". In the article, the author emphasized: "Rafaelson (Xuan Son's original name) became a Vietnamese citizen at the end of 2014. This player has just shone brightly when helping the Vietnamese team win the AFF Cup. He was named the top scorer and best player of the tournament.

Xuan Son's performance in the AFF Cup is incredible. This player has scored 7 goals in 4 matches. In which, he scored a double against Myanmar, scored 3 goals in two semi-final matches against Singapore and had 2 goals in the first leg final against Thailand.

Unfortunately, on the happy day of the Vietnamese team, Xuan Son was seriously injured. According to local media, this player broke two shin bones. That made him leave the field for a long time.

In the past, Xuan Son used to play for Brazil's Vitoria club. After that, he competed in Japan and Denmark before landing in Vietnam in 2019. Xuan Son is especially excellent in the color of Nam Dinh club when he scored 46 goals in 38 matches."

Conteverde newspaper emphasized: "The Vietnamese team defeated Thailand with a score of 3-2 in the second leg final of the AFF Cup 2024 to be crowned champions. However, unfortunately, the hero of the team, Brazilian-born striker, Xuan Son, was seriously injured in the first half.This is Xuan Son's excellent tournament when he scored 7 goals. This striker won two individual titles, Top Scorer and Best Player of the AFF Cup 2024."

Yesterday (7/1), Xuan Son had successful surgery at Vinmec Hospital. The No. 12 striker was conscious, painless, and began to move his toes lightly immediately after the surgery.

Deputy Minister Tran Van Thuan wished the doctors of Vinmec International General Hospital a successful operation on the complex operation for striker Xuan Son. The Deputy Minister also hopes that Xuan Son will return to play soon. The visit is not only a special encouragement for Xuan Son but also affirms the interest of the leaders of the Ministry of Health in the outstanding development of sports medicine in Vietnam.

The surgery for striker Xuan Son ended at 21:43 on January 6. The No. 12 striker was awake, pain-free and began to move his toes lightly immediately after the surgery.

GS.TS.BS. Tran Trung Dung, Director of Orthopaedic & Musculoskeletal Trauma (Vinmec Health System) directly directed the operation with colleagues who successfully performed the surgery.

"Xuan Son's injury was quite severe, breaking 2 very large pieces, one 7cm piece and one 3cm piece. With the goal of helping players recover early, especially in the ability to heal bones, we perform a closed intramedullary nailing technique to ensure that the anatomy is preserved, does not displace the fracture fragments and does not have to open the fracture drive. The surgical process is carefully monitored by a C-arm machine (intraoperative X-ray machine) to ensure the requirements in terms of anatomy, adjustment and fixation. The operation was a great success," said GS.TS.BS. Tran Trung Dung.

After the operation, Xuan Son was awake, painless, and could move his toes slightly, but still needed comprehensive monitoring and coordinated soft damage. Xuan Son will enter the process of physical therapy and rehabilitation, combined with individualized nutrition, suitable for each stage of recovery.

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